Malaysia

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English

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Etymology

    From Malays +‎ -ia, amended from the previous form, Malaya. The ⟨-s⟩ was added to honour the inclusion of Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo (Sabah) with Malaya in the formation of The Federation of Malaysia.

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    Proper noun

    Malaysia

    1. A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
    2. (obsolete) The Malay Archipelago.
      • 1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 974:
        For the purpose of topographical description, Malaysia may be divided into six groups of islands, namely — 1. Sumatra, and the smaller islands adjacent ; 2. The long chain of islands which extends east and west from the Strait of Sunda to New Guinea, including Java, Madura, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Comobo, Flares, Jindana or Sandelwood, Adenar, Solor, Lomblem, Pantar, Ombay, Timor, Semao, Rotte, Savu, Cambi, Wetter, Serwatty, Babba, Timorlaut, &c. ; 3. The Banda and Molucca Islands ; 4. Celebes and the smaller adjacent islands; 5. Borneo and adjacent islands; 6. The Philippine Islands.

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    Danish

    Proper noun

    Malaysia

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

    German

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    • Hyphenation: Ma‧lay‧sia

    Proper noun

    Malaysia n (proper noun, genitive Malaysias or (optionally with an article) Malaysia)

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
      Synonym: (Austria) Malaysien

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    Indonesian

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    Etymology

    From English Malaysia.

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    Proper noun

    Malaysia

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
      orang MalaysiaMalaysian (person)

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    Malay

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    Etymology

    From English Malaysia, via Malays +‎ -ia, the root being from Melayu.

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    Proper noun

    Malaysia (Jawi spelling مليسيا)

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
      orang MalaysiaMalaysian (person)

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    Manx

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Malaysia.

    Proper noun

    Yn Valaysia f

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

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    Manx mutation
    Radical Lenition Eclipsis
    Malaysia Valaysia unchanged
    Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
    possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Proper noun

    Malaysia

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Proper noun

    Malaysia

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

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    Swahili

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    Proper noun

    Malaysia

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
      Synonym: Malesia

    Swedish

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    Proper noun

    Malaysia n (genitive Malaysias)

    1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

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